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January 10, 2024

A subregion is a part of a larger region or continent. Cardinal directions are commonly used to define subregions.

The UN geoscheme, created by the UN Statistics Division. For statistical consistency and convenience, each country or area is shown in one region only. For example, Russia (a transcontinental country in both Europe and Asia) has been included in Eastern Europe only

United Nations subregions edit

Main article: United Nations geoscheme
Further information: List of countries by the United Nations geoscheme

The Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN) is in charge of the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistical information for the UN.[1] In 1999, it developed a system of macro-geographical (continental) regions, subregions, and other selected economic groups to report advances towards achieving numerous millennial development goals worldwide. These statistical divisions were devised for statistical purposes and is used for carrying out statistical analysis.[2] The division's first publication was the book World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics in 2000.

According to the UN, the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories.[3]

Subregions by continent edit

The following is a non-exhaustive list of subregions, arranged alphabetically by region (i.e., by continent); in the UN geoscheme, higher-level, macro-geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents.

Afro-Eurasia edit

Africa edit

Eurasia edit

Asia edit
Europe edit

Americas edit

See also: Americas (terminology)

North America edit

South America edit

Antarctica edit

  • by the United Nations Statistics Division's geoscheme:

Oceania edit


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ United Nations Statistics Division - About Us
  2. ^ United Nations Statistics Division - Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications
  3. ^ Standard country or area codes and geographical regions for statistical use
  4. ^ a b c These three subregions together form the continent of North America.

External links edit

  • UN Statistics Division – Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49)

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A subregion is a part of a larger region or continent Cardinal directions are commonly used to define subregions The UN geoscheme created by the UN Statistics Division For statistical consistency and convenience each country or area is shown in one region only For example Russia a transcontinental country in both Europe and Asia has been included in Eastern Europe only Contents 1 United Nations subregions 2 Subregions by continent 2 1 Afro Eurasia 2 1 1 Africa 2 1 2 Eurasia 2 1 2 1 Asia 2 1 2 2 Europe 2 2 Americas 2 2 1 North America 2 2 2 South America 2 3 Antarctica 2 4 Oceania 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksUnited Nations subregions editMain article United Nations geoscheme Further information List of countries by the United Nations geoscheme The Statistics Division of the United Nations UN is in charge of the collection processing and dissemination of statistical information for the UN 1 In 1999 it developed a system of macro geographical continental regions subregions and other selected economic groups to report advances towards achieving numerous millennial development goals worldwide These statistical divisions were devised for statistical purposes and is used for carrying out statistical analysis 2 The division s first publication was the book World s Women 2000 Trends and Statistics in 2000 According to the UN the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories 3 Subregions by continent editThe following is a non exhaustive list of subregions arranged alphabetically by region i e by continent in the UN geoscheme higher level macro geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents Afro Eurasia edit Africa edit by the United Nations Statistics Division s geoscheme see also UN geoscheme for Africa Northern Africa Eastern Africa Central or Middle Africa Southern Africa Western Africaby geography North Africa Also known as Saharan Africa Maghreb AKA Northwest Africa also including Mauritania which most geographers consider as a part of West Africa some geographers consider Libya as a part of Northeast Africa and Western Sahara as a part of West Africa Northeast Africa including Egypt the Horn of Africa and the Sudans some geographers consider Egypt Libya and the Sudan as Northeast Africa instead Sub Saharan Africa AKA Tropical Africa Central Africa AKA Congo Equatorial Africa or Middle Africa East Africa AKA Nile Northeast Africa including Egypt the Horn of Africa and the Sudans some geographers consider Egypt Libya and the Sudan as Northeast Africa instead Horn of Africa Southeast Africa also including Botswana Eswatini and Lesotho which most geographers consider as part of Southern Africa Southern Africa AKA Kalahari West Africa AKA Niger Guinea region Sudan region by physiography Congo Basin Kalahari Basin Kalahari Desert Namib Nile Basin Sahara Sahel Sudanian savanna East Sudanian savanna Sudd West Sudanian savannaby economics African Monetary Union AMU Arab League including some West Asian countries Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMESA Common Monetary Area CMA Community of Sahel Saharan States CEN SAD Council of Arab Economic Unity GAFTA including some West Asian countries Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS EMEA including Europe and the Middle East Southern African Customs Union SACU Southern African Development Community SADC Union for the Mediterranean including most European countries and some West Asian countries by biogeography Macaronesiaby historical division Negrolandby geology Kaapvaal Craton Zimbabwe CratonEurasia edit Asia edit by the United Nations Statistics Division s geoscheme see also UN geoscheme for Asia Central Asia Eastern Asia South eastern Asia Southern Asia Western Asiaby geography Central Asia East Asia Greater China China Hong Kong some geographers consider it as a part of Northeast Asia Macau some geographers consider it as a part of Northeast Asia Mainland China some geographers consider it as a part of Northeast Asia North China Eastern Inner Mongolia is also a part of Northeast China Northeast China AKA Manchuria also a part of Northeast Asia Southeast China excluding Central China East China some geographers include Taiwan Island Penghu Kinmen the Matsu Islands Socotra Rock Parangcho and the Senkaku Islands in this subregion South Central China Central China South China including Hainan Island and the South China Sea Islands some geographers also include Hong Kong and Macau in this subregion Western China Northwest China some geographers consider Qinghai and Xinjiang as part of Central Asia Southwest China some geographers consider Tibet as a part of Central Asia South China Sea Islands some geographers consider them as part of Northeast Asia Paracel Islands Pratas Island Spratly Islands James Shoal undersea feature Taiping Island Zhongzhou Reef Zhongsha Islands Macclesfield Bank Walker Shoal Scarborough Shoal Taiwan some geographers consider it as a part of Northeast Asia Mongolia some geographers consider it as a part of Central Asia or Northeast Asia Northeast Asia China Eastern Inner Mongolia Northeast China AKA Manchuria Japan Daitō Islands Mainland Japan Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu Shikoku Nanpō Islands Ryukyu Islands Korea North Korea South Korea Russian Far East also a part of North Asia but not a part of East Asia Outer Manchuria North Asia AKA Siberia Russian Far East also a part of Northeast Asia Outer Manchuria South Asia Eastern South Asia India Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep Mainland India Central India East India Northeast India North India South India AKA Peninsular India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Western India Southeast Asia Mainland Southeast Asia Malay Peninsula Peninsular Malaysia Southern Thailand Tanintharyi Region Maritime Southeast Asia Borneo including Labuan Brunei East Malaysia Labuan Sabah Sarawak Kalimantan West Asia AKA Southwest Asia Anatolia AKA Asia Minor Arabia Eastern Arabia Hejaz AKA Western Arabia Najd AKA Central Arabia South Arabia Levant Southern Levant Mesopotamia South Caucasus AKA Transcaucasia by physiography Anatolian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula Central Plateau Indian Ocean Coast Persian Gulf Coast Red Sea Coast Bahrain Island Caucasus Mountains Greater Caucasus Lesser Caucasus Daitō Islands Eurasian Steppe Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia Hainan Island Himalayas Eastern Himalaya Western Himalaya Siachen Glacier Indian subcontinent Deccan Plateau Indochinese Peninsula Indo Gangetic Plain Indus Valley Iranian Plateau Japanese Archipelago Hokkaido Honshu Kuril Islands Kyushu Ryukyu Islands Okinawa Island Sakhalin Island Shikoku Jeju Island Junggar Basin Kolyma Korean Peninsula Leizhou Peninsula Liaodong Peninsula Malay Archipelago including New Guinea Indonesian Archipelago Maluku Islands Sunda Islands Greater Sunda Islands Borneo Java Sulawesi Sumatra Lesser Sunda Islands Alor Archipelago Bali Barat Daya Islands Flores Komodo Lombok Sumba Sumbawa Tanimbar Islands Timor Philippine Archipelago Luzon Mindanao Visayan Islands Mongolian Plateau Nanpō Islands Bonin Islands Volcano Islands Qinghai Lake Shandong Peninsula Sichuan Basin Sri Lanka Island Taiwan Island Tarim Basinby geopolitics Asia Pacific APAC including Oceania Far East Greater China China proper Inner Mongolia Manchuria Tibet Xinjiang Indochinese Peninsula Japanese Archipelago Korean Peninsula Malay Archipelago Russian Far East Greater Middle East including some African countries Middle East and North Africa AKA MENA including North African countries Middle East AKA the Near East including Egypt Arab League AKA the Arab states including some African countries Mashriq including Egypt and the Sudan Arabian Peninsula Levant including Ash Sham and Cyprus Mesopotamia modern day Iraq Asia Minor South Caucasus AKA Transcaucasia The stans Indian subcontinent Himalayan states including China Eastern Himalaya Western Himalaya Kashmirby economics Arab League including some African countries ASEAN Free Trade Area Asia Cooperation Dialogue ACD including Russia Asian Clearing Union ACU Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC including Oceania Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN Bamboo network Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Initiative BBIN Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation BIMSTEC Council of Arab Economic Unity GAFTA including some African countries EMEA including Africa and Europe Eurasian Customs Union ECU including Belarus Eurasian Economic Union EEU including Belarus Greater Mekong Subregion Gulf Cooperation Council GCC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC South Asian Free Trade Area SAFTA South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation SASEC Union for the Mediterranean including most European countries and some African countries by culture Eastern world East Asian cultural sphere Greater China Eastern and western China Northern and southern China China proper Manchuria Japan Korea Nanyang Vietnam Greater India Eastern Afghanistan Indian subcontinent Himalayan states Indian Himalayan Region Mainland Southeast Asia Maritime Southeast Asia Tibet Yunnan Greater Mongolia Inner Mongolia Mongolia Outer Mongolia Muslim world AKA the Islamic world Arab world Mashriq Arabia Al Bahrain Al Yamama Hadhramaut Tihamah Malay world Greater Indonesia Nusantara Turkic world Azerbaijan Soviet Central Asia excluding Tajikistan Turkey Xinjiang Dzungaria Southern Xinjiangby religion Abrahamic religions West Asian religions or Western religions Eastern religions Dharmic religions Indian religions Taoic religions East Asian religions or Far Eastern religions by biogeography Eastern Asia Malesiaby historical division East Indies AKA the Indies Farther India AKA Ultraindia Indochina Insulindiaby geology Izu Bonin Mariana Arc Kuril Island Arc Northeastern Japan Arc Ryukyu Island Arc Sakhalin Island Arc Southwestern Japan ArcEurope edit by the United Nations Statistics Division s geoscheme see also UN geoscheme for Europe Eastern Europe the UN includes North Asia Siberia and part of Central Europe Czechia Hungary Poland and Slovakia in this subregion Northern Europe the UN includes the British Isles and the Baltic states in this subregion Southern Europe the UN includes Slovenia Central Europe in this subregion Western Europe the UN includes part of Central Europe the DACH countries and Liechtenstein in this subregionby geography Central and Eastern Europe Central Europe Eastern Europe Caucasus North Caucasus aka Ciscaucasia South Caucasus aka Transcaucasia a subregion of West Asia Northern Europe North central Europe Scandinavia North eastern Europe North western Europe Southern Europe South central Europe Apennine Peninsula aka the Italian Peninsula Malta South eastern Europe Balkan Peninsula aka the Balkans Romania South western Europe Balearic Islands Iberian Peninsula aka Iberia Southern France Western Europeby physiography Apennine Peninsula aka the Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula British Isles Great Britain Hebrides Ireland Isle of Man Isle of Wight Caucasus Mountains Greater Caucasus Lesser Caucasus A part of West Asia Channel Islands Guernsey Jersey Eurasian Steppe Fennoscandian Peninsula Kola Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula Great European Plain East European Plain Iberian Peninsula Mediterranean Basinby geopolitics East Central Europe Eastern Europe Post Soviet states Baltic states Commonwealth of Independent States Union State North Caucasus Georgia Ukraine West Central Europe in German Western Europe European Union EU NATO North Sea Commission NSC by economics Central European Free Trade Agreement CEFTA Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area CISFTA including Armenia and most Central Asian countries Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement CETA including Canada EMEA including Africa and the Middle East Eurasian Customs Union EACU including Armenia and Kyrgyzstan Eurasian Economic Union EAEU including Armenia and Kyrgyzstan European Economic Area EEA including Cyprus European Free Trade Association EFTA European Single Market including Cyprus European Union Customs Union EUCU including Cyprus and Turkey European Union Turkey Customs Union including Cyprus and Turkey Eurozone including Cyprus North Sea Region NSR Union for the Mediterranean UfM including some West Asian countries and some African countries Union Stateby culture Balkans Eastern Balkans Western Balkans Baltic states Benelux Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Mediterranean Region Nordic countries and Karelia North Sea Region Sapmi since 1809 divided between Finland and Sweden Scandinavia Visegrad Groupby language Celtic speaking Europe Germanic speaking Europe DACH countries Germany Deutschland Austria Switzerland Confoederatio Helvetica Romance speaking Europe aka Latin Europe Slavic speaking Europeby religion Eastern religions Indian religions Buddhism in Europe Kalmykia Western religions Abrahamic religions or West Asian religions Christianity in Europe Catholicism in Europe Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe Protestantism in Europe Islam in Europeby biogeography Mediterranean Regionby historical division Celtic tribes East West Schism Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Germanic tribes Greco Roman world Hellenistic world Roman Empire Eastern Roman Empire Western Roman Empire Iranian tribes Iron Curtain Eastern Bloc Western Bloc Reformation Protestantism Slavic tribes Turkic tribesby geology Alpine orogeny East European craton Baltic Shield Ukrainian ShieldAmericas edit See also Americas terminology by the United Nations Statistics Division s geoscheme see also UN geoscheme for the Americas Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean 4 the UN includes the Lucayan Archipelago in this subregion Latin America Central America 4 the UN includes Mexico in this subregion South America Northern America 4 by culture Anglo America Latin America French America Ibero America Hispanic America Portuguese Americaby economics Community of Latin American and Caribbean States CELAC North America edit by geography Middle America Caribbean Insular America Aves Island West Indies Antilles Greater Antilles Hispaniola Lesser Antilles Leeward Islands Saint Martin island SSS islands Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Spanish Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Southern Caribbean Leeward Antilles ABC islands Windward Islands Lucayan Archipelago Central America San Andres and Providencia Bajo Nuevo Bank Serranilla Bank Mexico Northern America Bermuda Canada Eastern Canada Atlantic Canada The Maritimes Central Canada Northern Canada Canadian Arctic Archipelago Western Canada Canadian Prairies West Coast Greenland Saint Pierre and Miquelon United States excluding Hawaii Alaska Contiguous United States Central United States Middle America United States Midwestern United States Eastern United States Northeastern United States Southeastern United States Northern United States Great Lakes region including Ontario Canada Southern United States South Central United States Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii Northwestern United States Southwestern United States some geographers include the Oklahoma Panhandle and West Texas in this subregion by physiography Atlantic coastal plain Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line East Coast of the United States Great Basin Great Basin Desert Great Lakes Great Lakes Basin Great Plains Gulf Coast of the United States Piedmont West Coast of the United Statesby geopolitics Dutch Caribbean Caribbean Netherlands AKA the BES islands Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Red states and blue states Western Caribbean zoneby economics Caribbean Community CARICOM Central America Free Trade Agreement CAFTA Great Lakes Megalopolis Mesoamerican region North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA Northeast megalopolis Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Petrocaribeby culture Heartland United States Mesoamerica Oasisamericaby biogeography Aridoamericaby geology Canadian Shield North American craton Slave craton Superior craton Wyoming cratonSouth America edit by geography Eastern South America Federative Republic of Brazil Northern South America the part of South America located in the Northern Hemisphere North eastern South America The Guianas North western South America Caribbean South America Southern South America Southern Cone Western South America Andean Statesby physiography Altiplano Amazon basin Amazon rainforest Andes Brazilian Highlands Gran Chaco Pampa Pantanal Patagoniaby economics Andean Community Mercosur Union of South American Nationsby geology Guiana ShieldAntarctica edit by the United Nations Statistics Division s geoscheme Antarcticaby geography Antarctic and Subantarctic islands Bouvet Island some geographers consider it as a part of South America French Southern Territories excluding Adelie Land and the Scattered Islands Crozet Islands some geographers consider them as part of Africa Kerguelen Islands some geographers consider them as part of Africa Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands some geographers consider them as part of Africa Heard Island and McDonald Islands some geographers consider them as part of Oceania Macquarie Island some geographers consider it as a part of Oceania New Zealand Subantarctic Islands some geographers consider them as part of Oceania Antipodes Islands Auckland Islands Bounty Islands Campbell Islands Snares Islands Peter I Island Prince Edward Islands some geographers consider them as part of Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands some geographers consider them as part of South America South Orkney Islands South Shetland Islands Mainland Antarctica East Antarctica Transantarctic Mountains West Antarctica Antarctic PeninsulaOceania edit by the United Nations Statistics Division s geoscheme see also UN geoscheme for Oceania Australia and New Zealand the UN includes the Cato Elizabeth and Middleton reefs the Lord Howe Island Group and Norfolk Island in this subregion Melanesia the UN includes New Caledonia and New Guinea in this subregion Micronesia Polynesia the UN excludes New Zealand from this subregionby geography Australasia Australia New Guinea Australia excluding the Australian Indian Ocean Territories Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island Ashmore and Cartier Islands Coral Sea Islands Territory excluding the Cato Elizabeth and Middleton reefs Mainland Australia Australian Capital Territory Jervis Bay Territory New South Wales excluding the Lord Howe Island Group Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Victoria Western Australia Tasmania excluding Macquarie Island New Guinea some geographers consider it as a part of Melanesia Papua New Guinea excluding the New Guinea Islands Region Western New Guinea Papua West Papua Australian Indian Ocean Territories Christmas Island Cocos Keeling Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island McDonald Islands Macquarie Island Zealandia Cato Reef Elizabeth Reef Lord Howe Island Group Middleton Reef New Caledonia also a part of Melanesia New Zealand some geographers consider it as a part of Polynesia New Zealand outlying islands excluding the Kermadec Islands Chatham Islands New Zealand Subantarctic Islands Antipodes Islands Auckland Islands Bounty Islands Campbell Islands Snares Islands Solander Islands Three Kings Islands Norfolk Island Pacific Islands Melanesia some geographers consider it as a part of Australasia Island Melanesia Fiji excluding Rotuma New Caledonia also a part of Zealandia New Guinea Islands Region excluding Bougainville Santa Cruz Islands Solomon Islands archipelago Bougainville Solomon Islands excluding the Santa Cruz Islands Vanuatu New Guinea also a part of Australia New Guinea Micronesia some geographers include the Bonin Islands and the Volcano Islands in this subregion Mariana Islands Guam Northern Mariana Islands Wake Island Polynesia some geographers include Clipperton Island in this subregion Cook Islands Easter Island Salas and Gomez Island French Polynesia Tahiti Hawaiian Islands Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Midway Atoll Southeastern Hawaiian Islands Howland and Baker Islands Baker Island Howland Island Kermadec Islands Niue Pitcairn Henderson Ducie and Oeno Islands Rotuma Samoan Islands American Samoa excluding Swains Island Samoa Tokelau Islands Swains Island Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Wallis and Futuna Alo Sigave Uveaby human geography Near Oceania Remote Oceaniaby biogeography Papuasia East Melanesian Islandsby economics Pacific Community Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Regional Environment Programme by geology see also Geology of Australia Archaean Australian Shield Centralian Superbasin Gawler Craton Narryer gneiss Ore genesis Perth Basin Pilbara Craton Western Plateau Yilgarn CratonSee also editAutonomous administrative division Continent Continental fragment European Committee of the Regions Euroregion List of continents and continental subregions by population List of Latin names of regions Military district Polar regions of Earth Region Regional district Regional municipality Subcontinent Submerged continent Supercontinent United Nations geoschemeReferences edit United Nations Statistics Division About Us United Nations Statistics Division Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications Standard country or area codes and geographical regions for statistical use a b c These three subregions together form the continent of North America External links editUN Statistics Division Standard country or area codes for statistical use M49 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Subregion amp oldid 1193950024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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